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Development 72 Ethnic minority 少数民族 73 The pace of life= The tempo of life 生活节奏 74 The gap between the urban area and the rural area 城乡差距 75 Eliminate Vt. 消除 76 Inferior Adj. 质量差的 77 Facilities n. 设施 78 Alienated Adj. （人与人之间）疏远的 79 Materialistic Adj. （人）物质化的，现实的 80 The present situation =the current situation =the status quo 现状 81 Exterior n. 建筑的外观 82 Function n. 功能 阻碍 Impede v. Hinder v. Obstruct v. Inhibit v. 生活节奏加速 The tempo / pace of life has accelerated. 疲劳 Fatigue n. 导致人与人之间疏远 Create alienation between people 过于功力的 Materialistic adj. Mercenary adj. Money-worshipping adj. 就业机会 Job opportunity Employment opportuntiy 贫穷的 Needy adj. Poverty-sticken Impoverished adj. Deprived Destitute indigent 富裕的 Affluent adj. Wealthy adj. Well-off 交通堵塞 Traffic jams Traffic congestion 撞车 Car wrecks Car accidents 行人 Pedestrians 交通肇事者 Traffic accident perpetrators 违章横穿马路 Jaywalk 监控摄像头 Surveillance camera 有特殊审美价值的老房子 Old buildings of special aesthetic value 有特殊历史意义的老房子 Buildings of historic significance 民居 Vernacular buildings 让城市更美观 Beautify the cities Better the cityscape 破旧的（房子） Decrepit adj. Rundown adj. Rickety Dilapidated 拆除 Tear down / Knock down/ Demolish / Raze (a building) 高楼 High-rise building 摩天大楼 Skyscrapers 城市化 Urbanization 城乡差距 The disparity between the city and the countryside 城市的 Urban 乡村的 Rural 搬迁 Relocate 在家上班 Telecommunte 休闲 Leisure Recreation 精神上的享受 Amusement and enjoyment 娱乐 Entertainment Diversion 运营成本 Operating costs Overhead costs 雇用 Recruit v 会导致效率降低的 Counterproductive adj. 劳动力资源 Labour pool 抑郁症 Depression n. 失眠 Sleeplessness Sleep-deprivation Insomnia 人口爆炸 Population explosion Population boom 控制人口 Family planning Birth control 爱慕虚荣的 Pretentious Ostentatious 缺少运动的生活方式 Sedentary lifestyle 营养过剩 Overnourishment Writing topics An American film actor once said, “Tomorrow is important and precious.” Some people think individuals and society should pay more attention to the future than to the present.